Game apparatus.



WL T. BROOKS.` GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATIUII FILED 00T. l2 Nl?.

Patented uly 30, 1918.

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WILLIAM T. BROOKS, or WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.`

GAME APPARATUS;

Specicaton of Letters Patnt. `Patented Jilly 36,1918.

'Application filed- Oetober 12, 1917. Serial No. 196,250.y

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM T. BRoons, a citizen of the United States, residing at 310 E. 24th street, Wilmington, in the county of New Castle and State of Delaware, have invented new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. v

The invention relates to games and toys and has for an object tovprovide a game apparatus for amusing grown persons as well as children, and which will prove'amusing, interesting and educational. l

The invention comprehends among other features, a game apparatus which may be' indicative of historical events, various kinds of trades or the names of fruits, vegetables or the like, or taken in connectionA with countries, States or cities, and may also be employed in the nature of a mimic warfare game, setting forth the operations of a torpedo or a submarine, and for purposes of illustration the game is shown in this manner in the drawingsV forming a part of this specification. Y

In the further disclosure ofthe invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part 0f this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a. plan view of the game apparatus showing the same in open or playing position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a somewhat similar section showing the game apparatus closed up and the carriage or torpedo body removed.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section showing a portion of the mechanism. Y

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the game apparatus in its closed position, and

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the carriage or torpedo body.

Referring more .particularly to the views, I employ a casing 10, of aY boxlike nature and which is preferably formed in two parts 10a and 10b hinged together at 10, the casing being preferably formed in thismanner so that it can be conveniently folded into a compact form and easily carried from one place to another. It will be seen by referring to Figs. 1 and 5 that by swinging the part 10b of the casing upon the part 10a, the

casing can be opened so that thetwo parts will lie inthey same longitudinal plane and have their inner endsabut against eachv other. It will be clearly understood that both parts ofthe casing are exactlysimilar in construction. TheV top vof thecasing is formed with a longitudinal slot v11, and mounted to swing upon the casing are side fiaps 12, which whe-nin open position v lie in the horizontal plane ofthe top, the top being preferably indicatedby the numeral 13. Mounted within the casing arey tracks 14 and at one end of the casing in one of the parts, 10b, there is arranged a bracket 15 carrying a'horizontally disposedrod 16 upon which is secured a spirally jwound and contractile spring 17, the rodk k16 having a head 18 against which one end of the. springv abuts, with the other end, of the spring abutting against the bracket 15,V the spring `being normally in its extended position. i

Suitably lithographed, printed or pasted upon the top 1,3 on bothV sides of thelongitudinal slots 11 are pictures 19, which in this instance represent the sea and shore, a number of ships such as water vessels, trawlers and merchant vessels being suitably showny 1n various positions with terms, such as, Return to base, Interned, or Captured suitably imprinted or otherwise arranged upon the pictures at desirable places, suit-V wheels 24 operating over the tracksll, and

, side guide wheels 25 operating against the inner sides of the casing. The carriage also has a plurality of oppositely extending indicators 26, and it will be seen that the carriage can very readily be arranged in the casing by placing the saine ywithin the open end thereof and that the running gear will then be disposed inside the casing, whereas, the uprights 22 will project through the longitudinal slot and the torpedo` body 21 lie outside the casing and'immediately over the pictures so that the indicators 26 will when the carriage is in a stationary position, in dicate certain of the illustrations, or terms, on the top of the casing.

Now Vwhen the device is in the position shown in Fig. 1 and 2, the first person play'- ing the game hauls or pushesY the torpedo or carriage toward the right-hand end of the casing shown in Fig. 1, and then giving it a quick push causes the carriage to operate in the casing and run over the tracks 11, thereby resulting in the carriage striking the head 18 of the rod 16 carrying the spring 17. This Will result in contraction of the spring and as it returns to normal position, it will give an impetus to the carriage, causing the same to return along the tracks and when the carriage loses the momentum it Will stop, and the indicators indicate certain of the devices or terms depicted inthe pictures,

and acting in accordance With the rules of' the game this will denote the particular part in the ygame which the person playing rst has arrived at, as will be readily understood. The next person now operates the device in a similar manner, and so the game proceeds until in this instance of Warfare one of the parties representing one of the warring nations, wins out over the other party.

It will be seen by referring to Fig. 3 that the side pieces 1Q can be folded over the top 13 to close the slot 11, and it Will be seen that by breaking the casing in the middle at the point Wherethe tWo parts 10"L and 10" are hinged, the torpedo or carriage can be readily removed, so that the device can be packed in a small compact and portable form.

From the foregoing description it will be clear that the device can be made up in various forms and may be used in the nature of a game determining automobile routes from one city to another, or 'for various other purposes, and that I do not limit inyself to the particular description set forth herein, nor to the particular disclosure in the drawings; the scope of the invention being indicated lin the appended claims:

1. A gave apparatus comprising a hollow casing closed at its ends and provided in its top with a longitudinal slot and indicia, and a carriage movable. longitudinally Within said casing and having an indicator portion projecting through said slot, said casing boing formed of hinged sections sivingalile one upon the other whereby said carriage may be inserted Within or Withdrziiwn from the resultant open end. Y

2. A game apparatus comprising a hollow casing closed at its ends and provided in its top with a longitudinal slot and indicia, and a carriage movable longitudinally Within said casing and comprising a body, 1wheels upon said body bearing upon the bottoni of said casing, laterally disposed wheels on said carriage bearing against the sides of said casing, uprights on said body extending through said slot, and an indicator member on said uprights cooperating with said indicia. l

In testimony whereof I atliX my signature.

IVILLIAM'T. BROQKS.

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Washington, D. C. 

